How to Distinguish
- Traffic keeps to the left; many cars are Japanese imports
- Country-code top-level domain is .mt
- Street-name plates include the word TRIQ
- The official languages are Maltese and English
- The islands are built from limestone, so pale stone walls appear everywhere
- Malteses originate here and are one of the oldest toy-dog breeds (by Geotips )—though locals rarely own them today source (Japanese)
Limestone walls in pale beige tones are a constant sight. Italy’s south and the Balearics show similar stonework, so remember that Malta drives on the left.
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By Alan C. Bonnici, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Streets are lined with light-coloured houses; Baroque architecture is a hallmark. (参考文献 Architecture of Malta)
Street plates almost always start with TRIQ.
By Pygar1954 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Narrow down state/region
- Street plates carry municipal crests, but they are tiny and rarely worth memorising
- Terrain rises in the west and slopes down toward the east
- Harbours packed with boats are almost always on the eastern side
- Birżebbuġa in the far south hosts many container terminals (参考文献 Wikipedia – Birżebbuġa)
Example coat of arms on a Rabat street plate.
Boat-filled harbours → east coast. Container terminals → Birżebbuġa in the south.
Location_Malta_EU_Europe.svg: User:3meandEr; derivative work: Trex, Bjankuloski06en – CC BY-SA 3.0, link
